JP5383707B2 - Watch modular movement - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a first module comprising a first frame and at least one first vehicle assembly rotatably attached to the first frame, a second frame and the second frame. A second module comprising at least one second vehicle assembly rotatably mounted and interconnected with said first vehicle assembly for power transmission; arrangement means; and said first frame And a fixing means for fixing the first module and the second module to each other, and the positioning means of the first or second vehicle assembly. The two modules are arranged concentrically with one of the rotating shafts so that the two modules can be arranged mutually at a plurality of angular positions with respect to the rotating shaft of the vehicle assembly that is concentric with the arrangement means. , Related to the movement of timepieces.

  Such a timepiece movement is shown, for example, in European Patent Application 0 354 194. This document describes a timepiece having a movement forming a first module attached to a case, the first module including an axis defining an axis of movement. The first module has a vehicle whose rotating shaft is the rotating shaft of the movement, and this vehicle forms a first vehicle assembly. The timepiece also has a second module for displaying time and includes an axis that defines the axis of the second module. The second module has a vehicle that cooperates with the vehicle of the movement, and this vehicle forms a second vehicle assembly. The time display module is fixed to the case and the movement using connecting elements arranged symmetrically about the axis of the case, whereby the axis of the time display module has the same eccentricity about the axis of the case. It can be arranged in a plurality of different positions.

  If the movement manufacturer wants to arrange the movement elements other than the time display module elements differently, the movement must be designed in a different structure, resulting in multiple holes in the new element arrangement. The plate to be provided together must be designed separately. This requires the manufacturer to design, manufacture and store as many plates as the various element placement options.

  Other problem-solving methods have been proposed so that the time display can be changed in various ways. In this way a “multifunctional” plate was developed. Such a plate is described, for example, in European Patent Application No. 1 826 636. The plates of this publication may or may not have various complementary dials and corresponding display mechanisms on the main dial around the hands indicating the time, depending on the manufacturer's wishes. You can also. However, in this problem solving method, the display that the manufacturer wants to use must always be placed in the same position. If you want to change the layout of the complementary display, you still have to provide as many plates as there are various element placement options.

European Patent Application No. 0 354 194 European Patent Application No. 1 826 636

  Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to use various modules, more precisely governing wheel train modules and platform escapement modules, according to the manufacturer's wishes, using the same plate and without changing its design. To overcome these disadvantages of the prior art by proposing a timepiece movement that can be repositioned.

  To achieve this object, according to the present invention, a first module comprising a first frame and at least one first vehicle assembly rotatably attached to the first frame; And a second module comprising at least one second vehicle assembly rotatably attached to the second frame and interconnected to the first vehicle assembly for power transmission; An arrangement means; and a fixing means connected to the first frame and the second frame and fixing the first module and the second module to each other, the arrangement means being the first frame The two modules are arranged at a plurality of angular positions with respect to the rotation axis of the vehicle assembly which is arranged concentrically with one rotation axis of the first or second vehicle assembly and which is concentric with the arrangement means. Timepiece movement, arranged to be able to It proposed.

  According to the present invention, one of the first module and the second module is a speed controlling wheel train module having a speed controlling wheel train and an escape wheel, and various vehicle assemblies of the speed controlling wheel train are provided. One of these or the escape wheel constitutes the first vehicle assembly or the second vehicle assembly. The other of the first module and the second module is a platform escapement having an ankle that can form the other of the first vehicle assembly and the second vehicle assembly.

  In this way, the watchmaker need only have a single type of module to manufacture and store. Different types of movements can be made from the same first and second modules and can be made different by placing two modules at different angular positions.

  Conveniently, the positioning means comprises a plurality of orifices distributed concentrically with the first vehicle assembly and at least one foot arranged to engage the orifices. Some of the plurality of orifices and feet are provided in the frame of the first module, and the other of the plurality of orifices and feet are provided in the frame of the second module, and cooperate with the fixing means. It is arranged to work. In particular, the disposing means includes one of the plurality of orifices distributed to the frame of the second module and a columnar screw disposed to engage with a hole provided in the frame of the first module. May be.

  In an embodiment of the invention, the orifice may be in the form of a continuous arc of long circular arcs or a discontinuous axisymmetric shape, for example a circle.

  According to a preferred embodiment, the first module is a governing wheel train module having a governing wheel train and an escape wheel, and one of the vehicle assemblies of the governing train wheel or the escape wheel is the first. A platform escapement module that can form a car assembly, wherein the second module has a Tianfu and an ankle that forms the second car assembly.

  The present invention also relates to a timepiece having the movement.

  Other features of the present invention will become more apparent upon reading the following description made with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a top view of one mode of a movement by the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 but with two modules arranged at different angles. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the two modules shown in FIG.

  According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the first module includes a speed-control train wheel module upper plate 81 and a speed-control train wheel module lower plate 82 which is an annular fan and forms the first frame. It is a governing wheel train module 80 having A speed control wheel train having the second wheel 83, the third wheel 84, and the fourth wheel 85 and a kana associated therewith is rotatably mounted between the upper plate 81 and the lower plate 82 of the speed control wheel module. . The pinion of the center wheel & pinion is arranged so as to mesh with a barrel of a basic movement (not shown).

  The speed control wheel train module 80 also has an escape wheel assembly rotatably mounted between the speed control wheel train module upper plate 81 and the lower plate 82. The car assembly. Each of the vehicle assemblies of the governing wheel train module can form a first vehicle assembly, and in particular, each vehicle assembly is a second vehicle when the governing train wheel module is a second module. It is very clear that an assembly can be made.

  The second module is formed by a platform escapement 87, and includes a platform escapement lower plate 88 and an ankle 89 rotatably attached between the ankle receiver 89a and the platform escapement lower plate 88. And a Tianfu 90 with a hairspring mounted rotatably between the Tianfu receiver 91 and the lower plate 88 of the platform escapement. The platform escapement lower plate 88, the ankle receiver 89a, and the Tianfu receiver 91 form a second frame, and the ankle 89 forms a second vehicle assembly. All these elements are known and will not be described in further detail.

  According to the present invention, means are provided for positioning the platform escapement module 87 with respect to the governing wheel train module 80, the means being arranged concentrically with the escape wheel 86 and various angles around the escape wheel 86. The platform escapement 87 is arranged at the position. The positioning means includes a plurality of orifices formed at the end of the platform escapement lower plate 88 and positioned so as to be concentric with the escape wheel 86 when the two modules 80 and 87 are assembled. 92 and a hole 93 provided in the governing wheel train module lower plate 82. The hole 93 has a protruding ring portion 94, and the plate of the platform escapement lower plate 88 is engaged with the protruding ring portion so that the orifice 92 and the hole 93 overlap each other. The fixing means includes a columnar screw that is inserted into one of the plurality of orifices 92 and the hole 93 and is arranged to assemble the two modules 80 and 87 together.

  The plurality of orifices 92 are formed separately, for example, in the shape of a circular hole. It is very clear that the orifice may be in the form of a long arc of a plurality of circular rings with continuous orifices.

  FIG. 2 shows a different aspect from FIG. 1 in which the platform escapement module 87 is attached to the governing wheel train module 80 at a different angular position with respect to the escape wheel 86. For this embodiment, an orifice 92 different from the orifice used in FIG. 1 in the platform escapement module lower plate 88 is overlaid in the hole 93 of the governing wheel train module lower plate 82, and these two modules are connected to the column screw. Assemble by 95.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to manufacture a movement having the balance-spring-equipped Tianfu 90 at different positions with respect to the governing wheel train module using the same two modules. In this way, the movement can have various arrangements by using a single same plate and changing the minimum number of parts.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, other types of platform escapement modules can be used. In this way, a movement with a replaceable platform escapement module can be made, and the platform escapement module can be changed, for example, depending on the timepiece.

  Obviously, the invention is not limited to the examples described, it is also possible to have the opposite structure. In other words, the arrangement means can be provided in the governing wheel train module so as to be concentric with the rotation shaft of the ankle.

Claims (7)

  A first module comprising a first frame and at least one first vehicle assembly rotatably mounted on the first frame; a second frame and rotatably mounted on the second frame; And a second module comprising at least one second vehicle assembly interconnected with said first vehicle assembly so as to be able to transmit power, arrangement means, said first frame and second A fixing means that is connected to a frame and fixes the first module and the second module to each other, and the positioning means is one of the rotating shafts of the first or second vehicle assembly. Is arranged so that the two modules can be arranged mutually at a plurality of angular positions around the rotation axis of the vehicle assembly that is concentric with the arrangement means. A movement of pieces, wherein the first module and the second module One of the wheels is a speed control wheel train module (80) having a speed control train wheel and an escape wheel (86), one of the various vehicle assemblies of the speed control train wheel or the escape gear. A car (86) forms the first car assembly or the second car assembly, and the other of the first module and the second module is the first car assembly and the second car assembly. A movement characterized in that it is a platform escapement module (87) with an ankle (89) that can form the other side of the vehicle assembly.   The positioning means includes a plurality of orifices distributed concentrically with the first vehicle assembly, and at least one foot disposed to be engageable with the orifices, the plurality of orifices; A part of the foot is provided on the frame of the first module, and the other of the plurality of orifices and the foot is disposed on the frame of the second module, and cooperates with the fixing means. The movement according to claim 1, wherein the movement is arranged as described above.   Columnar screws (1) arranged to engage one of the plurality of orifices (92) distributed in the frame of the second module and a hole (93) provided in the frame of the first module. 95) The movement according to claim 2, characterized in that the arrangement means has 95).   4. Movement according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the orifice is in the form of a long arc of a continuous plurality of rings. The movement according to claim 2 , wherein the orifice is discontinuous.   The first module is a speed control wheel train module (80) having a speed control train wheel and an escape wheel (86), and one of the vehicle assemblies of the speed control train wheel or the escape wheel (86) The platform escapement module (87) having an ankle (89) forming the first vehicle assembly, wherein the second module is the second vehicle assembly, The movement according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   A timepiece comprising the movement according to claim 1.

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